What color is #060C0A?

#060C0A is a black, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #060C0A?

The RGB value is 6, 12, 10: 6 red, 12 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #060C0A?

The complementary color is #0C0608, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #060C0A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#060C0A color

#060C0A rgb(6, 12, 10)

Shades of black

The hex color #060C0A is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 2.4% red, 4.7% green and 3.9% blue (6, 12, 10).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 33% saturation and 4% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 95% black.

The closest named color is Raven (#0B0B0B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.72:1).

#060C0A color codes

HEX	`#060C0A`
RGB	`rgb(6, 12, 10)`
RGB percent	`rgb(2.4%, 4.7%, 3.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 33%, 4%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 50%, 5%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 95%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(2.92, -1.89, 0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(2.92, 1.91, 172.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.261, 0.324, 0.336)`
Decimal	`396298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #060C0A, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #060C0A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#060C0A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #060C0A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #060c0a; }
.text { color: #060c0a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #060c0a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(6 12 10 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #060c0a, #060b0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #060C0A?: #060C0A is a black, closest to the named color Raven. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #060C0A?: The RGB value is 6, 12, 10: 6 red, 12 green and 10 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #060C0A?: The complementary color is #0C0608, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #060C0A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.06:1 and white text 19.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.